Rave Down Radio
This show looks at the UK hidden psych scene of the late 80s as recently written about on Loud and Quiet. Bands like Loop, Spacemen 3, The Telescopes and Thee Hypnotics created a sound hugely influenced by Suicide, The Stooges and MC5. It was a natural progression following the success of The Jesus and Mary […]
This show looks at what has been going on in April with new releases, gigs and anniversaries. In this show we feature…. Adorable’s incredible debut single Sunshine Smile turning 30. Ride have announced some reissues and a new compilation. Stuart Braithwaite from Mogwai has announced his autobiography. Bdrmm have a new remix EP out. Rosie […]
There’s been so many great live recordings of shoegaze bands over the years, whilst they were criticised for being static and staring at their shoes on stage, it was when they played live the true volume of their sound could be experienced. This show features a selection of tracks released as live recordings, you need […]
This show goes back to the mid-noughties as we look back at the revival of shoegaze. With the emergence of the internet there were various fan led scenes focusing on eras of music the press had previously written off, Nu gaze was the name given to the shoegaze revival, there was also nu disco, nu […]
In this show we revisit the Rollercoaster tours that started this week in 1992. The Jesus and Mary Chain bored of touring decided they wanted to do something different and organised a mini festival to take around cities. In the spring of the year The Jesus and Mary Chain headlined a tour of the UK […]
A round up of recent music news on gigs and releases for March 2022. Featured in the show you can hear the likes of The Besnard Lakes, Loop, Horsegirl, Spiritualized, Andy Bell, Ride, NewDad, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Warpaint, The Boo Radleys, Avalyn and Pye Corner Audio.
In the this show we features an hour of the best remixes. You can hear tracks by Asobi Seksu, Curve, Slowdive, Maps, Sennen, The Early Years, Yeti Lane, Ride, Chapterhouse and Cocteau Twins Those artists have been remixed by Ulrich Schnauss, Aphex Twin, Avalon Emerson, The Field, The Early Years, Andrew Weatherall, School of Seven […]
Two big shoegaze albums turn 30 this week, there’s Ride’s second album Going Blank Again released on the 9th March 1992. Released on the same day was Doppelgänger the debut by Curve. We play tracks from both albums in the show. There’s also a healthy round-up of new releases from 2022, we also play some […]
The 1980’s wasn’t all shoulder pads and big hair, there was plenty of decent music around if you looked for it. C86, goth and new wave were some of the alternative sounds of the decade but the roots of shoegaze were laid out as the decade progressed. Played in this show are The House of […]
As Britain is battered by storms, we spend an hour in the calm of an ambient mixtape. Very few drums and vocals feature throughout, but whilst the music may be very different the artists remain the same. Artists featured in this show include Ride, Global Communication, Chapterhouse, Mark Peters, Brian Eno, Daniel Avery, Slowdive, Biosphere, […]